History Defenition Flashcards
Chapter 2 civil war-Democracy?
System of government in which power is vested in people
Chapter 2 civil war-limited monarchy?
Monarchy in which governing powers of the Monarch are restricted by a constitution
Chapter 2 civil war-Blue laws?
Strict laws
Chapter 2 civil wars-Lord Strafford?
English statesman and a major figure in period leading to English civil war
Chapter 3 French Revolution-National Convention?
Single-chamber assembly in France from 20 sept 1792 to 26 Oct 1795
Chapter 3 French Revolution-Directory?
Book listing individuals or organizations alphabetically, details (names, addresses, numbers)
Chapter 3 French Revolution- Montesquieu?
French political philosopher advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers
Chapter 3 French Revolution-Sans Culottes?
Mostly poor people from Paris and larger cities.
Chapter 3 French Revolution- Voltaire?
French writer, play writer, poet, leading figure of the enlightenment
Chapter 4 Napoleon -Imperialism?
Policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy of military force
Chapter 4 Napoleon- Continental system?
Foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against Great Britain (napoleonic wars)
Chapter 4 Napoleon- First consul?
Official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and welfare of its citizens in another country
Chapter 5 industrial revolution-Test act?
Act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
Chapter 5 Industrial revolution- Commons?
Land that everyone can use
Chapter 5 Industrial revolution- laissez-fairs?
Policy meant that business would be as free as possible from government regulation
Chapter 5 industrial revolution- Poor law?
Law which was used to help needy but did not work, had been unchanged since the tenth century
Chapter 5 industrial revolution- social reformers?
People who wish to change nature of society
Chapter 5 industrial revolution- enclosures?
Consolidating small strips into large fields
Chapter 5 industrial revolution- sea dogs?
Sir Francis drake 1540-1596, sir John Hawkins 1532-1595, sir Walter Raleigh 1552-1618
Chapter 5 industrial revolution- crofter?
Person who occupies and works on small landholding known as croft (crofter normally tenant of croft)
Chapter 5 industrial revolution- midlands?
Middle area spanning countries of central England
Chapter 8 explorers- filled du roi?
Women who arrived in the colony of New France (Canada) between 1663 and 1673
Chapter 8 explorers- Cardinal Richelieu?
French statesman and first minister of France 1624-1642
Chapter 8 explorers- Seigneury?
Feudal lordship;position, authority, or domain of feudal lord
Chapter 8 explorers- Jesuits?
Members of a male religious Catholic Church group called society of Jesus
Chapter 8 explorers- Sovereign council?
Governing body in New France, acted as both a Supreme Court for colony of France, and as policy making body (diminished over time)
Chapter 8 explorer- Etienne brule?
First European explorer to journey past the st Lawrence river in what is today canada, found Lake Ontario and lake erie and superior too
Chapter 8 explorers-Bishop Laval?
First Roman Catholic bishop of Quebec. aristocrat who founded a training school for priests in New France (Laval university)
Chapter 10 American Revolution- guy Carleton?
First British governor
Chapter 10 American Revolution- Thomas Jefferson?
American founding father who was principal author of the Declaration of Independence (elected second vice president of the United States)
